The Shamsi airbase in Balochistan has been used by the Americans for supplies to ISAF forces in Afghanistan and for launching drone attacks in tribal areas. - Reuters PhotoCIA Idles Drone Flights From Base In Pakistan -- Washington Post
The CIA three months ago suspended its long-standing use of an air base in Pakistan as a launch site for armed drones targeting members of al-Qaeda and other militant groups, according to U.S. and Pakistani officials.
U.S. personnel and Predator drones remain at the facility, in the southwestern province of Baluchistan, with security provided by the Pakistani military, officials from both countries said. In recent days, Pakistan has publicly declared that it “ended” all U.S. flights from the base in the wake of the secret U.S. commando raid that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in May.
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Update: Drone strikes from Pakistan halted three months ago: Report -- Express Tribune
My Comment: So .... everything is now honky-dory with Pakistan .... hmmmm .... I doubt it.
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